>Success!!!!! > >Well, partial success at least. I got a little bored this afternoon >and decided to play around w/ my CS motherboard... I pulled out my >trusty 15W soldering iron, some tweezers, and a toothpick and >succeeded in upclocking my 100MHz 603e based 5300cs to 116.7MHz !!! > >It's not much of a speed boost, but for everyone who wishes they had >the extra 17MHz, I finally figured out how to do it! > >For the record, this is what I did: > >-I moved resistor R48 to position R46. > I tried booting at this point and succeeded in getting some garbled >chimes, but no boot. >-I moved resistor R43 to R127 > I tried booting at this point (w/ extensions disabled*) and got to >the desktop. > >I'm running Newer Tech's Gauge Pro's memory tests right now with no >crashing... > >If you want some details on how to change your CPU multiplier from 3x >to 3.5x, go to my website >: <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/projects/5300/5300oc.html> >The site hasn't been updated w/ my success yet, but the info is >correct.
A real solderin-man would solder a new CPU in ! Solder, solder solder ! > >Next project: install 512K of extra VRAM on the standard 100MHz mobo >to "create" a CE motherboard! (Yeah, I probably won't do this, but >it's nice to think about...) Did I send you the 1/2 meg VRAM simm or was that another guy ? >I'll write back later when i've run a few tests to see if it's stable. > Anyone have a copy of MacBench? I can't find it anywhere on the >web... :-( > >Peace out! >(an excited) Drew Mad DOg -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:powerbooks@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:powerbooks-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:powerbooks-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
